Halloween-themed events will be breaking out in the coming week. On Friday, October 25, the Wiscasset High School Senior Council hosts its second annual Haunted High School. Kindergarteners through twelvth-graders will have sections to go to designed either for younger or older students. Both involve free candy. The event runs from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the high school on Gardiner Road.

Westport Island gets into the festivities Saturday, October 26, when the local human resource committee and community association put on a costume party and dance. It will all take place from 7 to 10 p.m. at the old Town Hall.

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee will be keeping it serious this week. The committee plans a Wednesday, October 23, meeting on the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, in the 911 Communications Center behind the Lincoln County Courthouse. The event starts with a social gathering at 6:30 p.m., followed by the meeting at 7 p.m.

The Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce will have a Business After Hours event at Sheepscot Bay Physical Therapy in Edgecomb, Thursday, October 24, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Call 207-882-9944 if you plan to attend.